Legends related to the solar terms on February 2.

1, the first origin is folk rumors, the old farmer said that the second day of the second lunar month is the day when the head of the dragon king in the sky rises, and the rain will gradually increase from then on. The so-called "dragon heads up" means that after hibernation, all insects begin to wake up. So as the saying goes, "On February 2nd, dragons looked up and scorpions and centipedes appeared." Therefore, this day is also called "Spring Festival".

2. "On February 2nd, the dragon looked up" was also explained in ancient astronomy. Experts say that in ancient China, twenty-eight nights were used to indicate the positions of the sun, the moon and the stars in the sky and to judge the seasons.

In the twenty-eight lodging houses, the horn, sound, rafter, room, heart, tail and dustpan constitute a complete dragon constellation, among which the horn is like the dragon's horn. After the spring breeze in February, the "Dragon Horn Star" appeared from the eastern horizon at dusk, so it was called "Dragon Head Up".

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On February 2, the dragon looked up. Local customs:

1, Shandong province painted a dragon on the ground with stove smoke. First, ask the dragon to come back to make clouds and rain and pray for a bumper harvest; Second, the dragon is the god of all insects. When the dragon comes, the insects hide, which is beneficial to human health and crop growth.

2. Recruit the Money Dragon in the northwest of Shanxi, choose a big tree or a big stone, sprinkle gray lines around it, tie a copper coin with a red line, take it home and cover it with a container.

In other areas, early this morning, people took water from wells and poured it into water tanks. Whoever picks the home first will be led to Qianlong first. This year's fortune will be very good, so there will often be cases of rushing to fetch water early in the morning.

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